Freddy R. Troya

9.2

Santo Wines — Santorini Assyrtiko 2025
Santorini PDO, Greece 🇬🇷

Overview
100% Assyrtiko from selected mountain vineyards on Santorini, grown in the island’s arid, volcanic, low-yielding conditions. This is a particularly graceful expression of the variety—less about sheer intensity and more about finesse, freshness, and that unmistakable Santorini personality.

Aromas & Flavors
Fresh lemon, citrus peel, green apple, and delicate white fruit, with subtle herbal notes and a distinctly stony, volcanic character.

Mouthfeel
Light- to medium-bodied, agile, and beautifully vibrant. Crisp acidity drives the palate, while pronounced minerality and a subtle saline edge add dimension. There is even a very distant suggestion of fizz that gives the wine extra energy without distracting from its refinement.

Food Pairings
Grilled octopus, fresh fish, oysters, shrimp, Greek salads, lemon-herb chicken, or simply grilled Mediterranean vegetables.

Verdict
One of the most delicious Santorini Assyrtikos I’ve tasted recently. Delicate yet expressive, mineral-driven without becoming austere, and wonderfully refreshing. It captures Assyrtiko’s serious side while remaining incredibly inviting from the first sip.

Did You Know?
Santorini’s Assyrtiko vines are traditionally grown in basket-shaped kouloura, protecting the grapes from the island’s fierce winds and intense sun. Many vineyards are also ungrafted, rooted directly into the island’s volcanic soils.

🍷 Personal Pick
A little Santorini jewel. The finesse grabbed me immediately, but it’s the combination of stony minerality, salinity, freshness, and effortless energy that makes me want this in my cellar many times over. — 5 days ago

Turd Ferguson

8.9

12%. Light and mineral pretty much nailed it. Could be old school Galician albarino. Perfect with seafood — 2 months ago

Irina Georgieva

9.4

Mineral, fresh, great representation of Santorini assyrtiko. — 6 months ago

John Osgood

9.2

Tasty with great balance — 9 months ago

with Matt

JB

10

Awesome wine bursting with flavors and character. Not typically a fan of Northern Greek wines, but this one is a hit!!! — 3 years ago

Cathy Corison

Owner/Winemaker Corison Winery

9.1

Characteristic SO2. Lovely fruit. — 4 years ago

Ryan Colthorp

9.1

Almost clear in color. Notes of the sea on the nose. More complex than their Santorini flagship Assyrtiko. Paired so well with ceviche at Sigalas winery in Santorini. — 11 days ago

Ron Kyle

9.0

Another great vintage. Crisp fruity. — a month ago

with Amy

Joe DAscoli

9.3

Excellent wine paired with salmon and asparagus — 2 months ago

Sotiris Bantas

9.0

Smooth and unusually full-bodied for Assyrtiko - Santorini keeps giving! — 5 months ago

Flinders Doyle

9.5

One of my favorite wines and has stayed good over a number of years — 8 months ago

Vin d’Ottawa

9.0

Tbis one’s got some real body. Flint to start and mandarin on its finish.

Greek wine seems worth getting to know. — 2 years ago

Ron R

9.1

Interesting. Similar to port. — 3 years ago

with Anne-marie

Sam Friedland

9.0

Very nice wine, citrus and acidity. Went very well with broiled shrimp and bamboo — 13 days ago

Donald Williams

9.3

Paired perfectly with the white pizza at Marble and Rye. — 20 days ago

with Bonnie

Peter van den Besselaar

8.9

vintage 2023 | Not an everyone’s friend, I find this difficult to recognise blind. Intense smell, asparagus? Juicy. — 2 months ago

Erika Lilja

8.9

Dry light white pairs well with seafood — 5 months ago

Stephen Redenbaugh

9.3

Bright Meyer lemon, sea-spray salt, and unripened peach. Medium weight, noticeable acidity, and long scratchy finish. A serious dinner partner for simple Greek grilled swordfish and Cypriot sausage with scordalia. — 7 months ago

Brian S

9.0

Screaming acidity, lovely tropical notes, green apple, salinity. — 2 years ago

Stuart Pollack

9.4

Another great Orange wine from this Cretan producer. Very mild orange flavor but the hint of citrus just pleases. The nose is flowery and just perfume. This — 4 years ago